R&B

Song of the Day: Deniece Williams “Silly”

Deniece Williams‘ “Silly” is an evocative and expansive soul ballad that sounded both old and new even when it was first released.

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“The Bud” is an all-time Go-Go classic from the Huck-A-Bucks. This is locally grown music at its most mesmeric.

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When producer Rich Harrison was killing the game in the early aughts, he made a banger for Usher that slipped through the cracks.

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The p-funk influenced Zapp Band‘s “More Bounce to the Ounce” makes clear why the group is one of the most widely sampled acts.

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“Everybody Needs Love” finds the great soul man, Syl Johnson, at his ecstatic best with this melting-guitar filled masterpiece.

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“Color My Love” is a phenomenal and relentlessly sunny Italo disco track from the manufactured pop act, Fun Fun.

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Today we celebrate Valentine’s Day with one of the greatest love songs ever written: Stevie Wonder‘s seminal romantic boogie classic, “As”.

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Featuring one of the most impressive breakdowns ever put to tape, the Brothers Johnson‘s “Strawberry Letter 23” remains a stone-cold classic.

“Computer Love” finds German electronic pioneers, Kraftwerk, at their shimmering, slinky, techno-organic best.

Dexter Wansel unleashes a haunting slice of space funk with “Life On Mars”, the spectacular title track from his debut LP.